Question 1191994
8x = 2^(x-2) solve x
rewrite the 8 as a power of 2
{{{2^3*x = 2^((x-2))}}}
x = {{{(2^(x-2))/(2^3)}}}
x = {{{2^(x-2-3)}}}
x = {{{2^(x-5)}}}
we know that x is a power of 2 greater than 5, x=8 is the obvious answer,